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Where New Yorkers Work: An Analysis of Industries and Occupations in New York

The State’s employment picture has changed in significant ways since 2000 with the health care and social assistance industry increasing its share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities shrank. Since the pandemic, the State has taken longer than the nation to regain the jobs lost; the nation fully recovered by June 2022, while for New York, recovery did not occur until April 2024. Despite the relatively slow employment recovery, growth in wages paid to workers has outpaced inflation.

DiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work

A report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the state’s employment picture has changed in significant ways since 2000 with the health care and social assistance industries increasing their share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities shrank. Employment in health care and social assistance had the greatest increase in jobs since 2019, with the sector now comprising nearly one in five jobs statewide.

DiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints

The New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) failed to properly investigate dozens of housing discrimination cases, undermining its mission to eliminate injustices and promote equal opportunity, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Tracking Close to Projections Through First Half of the Year

State tax receipts totaled $54.6 billion through the first six months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $682.1 million higher than the state Division of the Budget (DOB) estimates in the First Quarterly Update to the SFY 2024-25 Enacted Budget Financial Plan. On a year-over-year basis, tax collections were $3.1 billion higher than those through September 2023, primarily driven by the Personal Income Tax (PIT) according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

State Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Report on Preschool Special Education, February 2023

In SFY 2021-22 (April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022), OSC completed 10 audits of preschool special education providers' expenses submitted to SED. These audits cumulatively identified $3.8 million in recommended disallowances, or more than 4 percent of the total claimed expenses of $92.8 million for the audit period.

State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Report on Preschool Special Education, August 2024

In SFY 2022-23 (April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023), OSC completed 10 audits of preschool special education providers' expenses submitted to SED. These audits cumulatively identified $7.7 million in recommended disallowances, or more than 13 percent of the total claimed expenses of $57.7 million for the audit period.